In Re Will of Ferree

848 A.2d 81 (2003)

369 N.J. Super. 136

In the Matter of the Probate of the Alleged WILL OF Ronald D. FERREE, Deceased.

Superior Court of New Jersey, Chancery Division, Monmouth County.

Decided March 11, 2003.

Lawrence A. Carton, III, Middletown, for plaintiff Charles Creel (Carton & Associates, attorneys).

Patricia A. Bennett, for defendant Michael Ferree.

FISHER, P.J.Ch.

This case raises an issue of first impression in this State: may the filling in of blanks in a pre-printed form result in the creation of a valid holographic will? Because accepted legal principles compel the ignoring of all…